Holder for papers.



P. B. GIBAUT.

HOLDER FOR PAPERS.

APPLICATION HLED 1ULY2, 1917.

Patented Jan. 15, 1918.

PERCY BRIARD GIBAUT, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

Specification of Letters Patent.

HOLDER FOR PAPERS.

Patented d an. f5, 191%.

Application filed July 2, 1917. Serial No. 1783M.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PERCY BRIARD GIBAUT, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Oakdale, Greenham Road, Muswell Hill, London, England, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Holders for Papers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to apparatus for holding papers and the like, and more especially for holding bank notes.

According to this invention the apparatus consists of a plate which is continually pressed by a spring against stops, the papers or bank notes being held between the plate and the stops.

The accompanying drawings illustrate an apparatus made in accordance with this invention.

Figure 1 is a side elevation, Fig. 2 a plan and Fig. 3 is an end elevation. Fig. 4 is an end view of a modification.

a is a plate which slides on vertical guides I) fixed to another plate 0, and to the underside of the plate a are pivotally secured two rectangular frames 03, and two similar frames 6 are pivotally secured to the plate 0. The adjacent sides (5 and e of the frames d and e are connected together by tubes 7, springs 7 being wound around the tubes and one end of each spring f being secured to the side 03 of the frame d, while the other end is secured to the side 6 of the frame 6. The springs constantly tend to press apart the sides (Z2 and e of the frames and thus to press apart the plates at and c. The movement of the plate a is limited by stops 9 carried by the guides Z). The bank notes are held between the plate a and the stops g and are easily withdrawn by depressing the plate a, the withdrawal being assisted by the thumb hole It in the plate a.

In Fig. 4, the tube f is dispensed with, the adjacent sides (Z and c of the frames 65 and 6 being connected together by the springs 7.

What I claim is 1. In apparatus for holding bank notes and the like, two superposed plates a pair of frames pivoted to each plate, means for connecting together the adjacent sides of the frames, springs tending to press the plates apart and stops fixed to one plate and adapted to engage with the other plate.

:2. In apparatus for holding bank notes and the like, two superposed plates, a pair of frames pivoted to each plate, tubes connecting together the adjacent sides of the frames, springs tending to press the other sides apart and stops fixed to one plate and adapted to engage with the other plate.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signed my name this 14th day of June, 1917.

PERCY BRIARD GIBAUT.

Witnesses:

HAWCY J. BAVERSTOCK, CHARLES PACK.

@opies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of lE'atento, Washington, D. G. 

